Variants of this scam have been around for at least a year.

Pretty safe assumption that if "they" make the call, send them packing.

MS, most banks and similar organisations constantly remind their customers that they will never make first contact by phone or email.

This subject as been flogged to death, and you will find many comments about this via a simple internet search.

If they phone back, ask for the company name (it might be Microsoft?), then tell them that you are not interested. Tell them to remove your details from any lists they may hold (don't provide any information to them),bid them goodbye and put the phone down.

If your are having problems with your computer, then tell this forum, someone will most likely have the answer, and for free!.

It's a Phishing SCAM, often they claim to be from some Microsoft Dept etc.

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Do not give them any of your details.

The scam works by criminals posing as computer security engineers and calling people at home to tell them they are at risk of a computer security threat and/or that they have errors on pc that they can fix for a price. If they know your phone number and name it will have come from a telephone directory or some list from the internet that they have bought/aquired in order to scam people.

To stop them calling you tell them you have got rid of your Windows pc and now have an Apple Mac or are using Linux. Then hang up without further discussion.

If you are worried about your MSE not running properly give us more details on here and someone will advise on what to do.

Dont think you are being a smarty by stringing them along,your not,theyve heard it all before,just put the phone down.